Corvinus University launches a one-year Master’s in Artificial Intelligence in Business

Domestic applications to Hungarian higher education institutions are open until 15 February. For prospective students, it can be useful to see what new programmes universities are introducing. Corvinus is announcing 33 Master’s programmes starting this autumn, lasting one or two years, with the majority taught in English. Among them are ten new, English-taught, one-year Master’s programmes, available in Hungary exclusively at Corvinus. 

Turning AI into a competitive advantage at Corvinus 

Within the field of business and management, Corvinus is launching the Artificial Intelligence in Business Master’s programme. It combines a management perspective with cutting-edge technology, data-driven thinking and the ethical use of AI. Graduates will be able to translate strategic decisions into technological solutions and leverage the potential of AI to deliver well-defined, sustainable business value. The programme and the related official information notices are expected to appear on the national admission website felvi.hu from 27 January. 

Another new programme is Strategic Project Management, which prepares students — through teamwork and a practice-oriented approach — to lead domestic and global projects with a strong strategic mindset. The International Sport Business programme prepares students for responsible leadership, analyst and advisory roles within the global sports ecosystem, drawing heavily on Budapest’s strong expertise in the sport industry. 

Corvinus has also developed dedicated Master’s programmes for those specifically interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. These include Agile Entrepreneurship (building start-ups), Digital Innovation (business development for digital products), and Design, Business and Society (advertising and identity building). Responding to strong market demand, the university is also introducing Intellectual Property Management, developed in cooperation with the international professional organisation and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office. 

New programmes focused on major societal challenges 

A further group of new programmes is expected to attract strong interest for its focus on today’s most pressing societal challenges. Corvinus is launching Climate Policy and Regional Development, delivered in professional partnership with the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK), a leading research hub for climate and energy policy in Central and Eastern Europe. 

Global Development Policy and Health Economic Evaluation are two interdisciplinary, one-year programmes that prepare students to produce decision-support analyses through practical and methodological applications. 

One-year Master’s degree, up to a third higher salary 

“Corvinus is Hungary’s leading university in economics and social sciences, and we offer 24 specialised Master’s programmes that can only be studied here. Investing one or two years in a Master’s degree is a sound decision — economically too: it can lead to salaries up to a third higher and far more promising leadership career opportunities than a bachelor’s degree alone. We also give Corvinus graduates a significant advantage in the Master’s admissions process: if they hold a Corvinus bachelor’s or Master’s degree with at least a good classification, they are exempt from the written entrance exam,” said Dániel Havran, Dean responsible for Corvinus’s Master’s programme portfolio. 

A new addition to Corvinus’s undergraduate offer this year is that the Business Informatics bachelor’s programme will also be available in English. 

Corvinus continues to offer a high number of scholarship-funded places. Each year, based on a decision by the Board of Trustees of the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, four out of five first-year students can study at Corvinus without paying tuition fees. The scholarship system has been fine-tuned for the next academic year, making it even more favourable for first-year students: those who achieve a 3.8 GPA and complete the majority of their courses can keep their scholarship. 

Further details on programmes starting this autumn and on the scholarship system are available on the university’s website: www.uni-corvinus.hu.